Science does not recognize the finality of the natural causes as a guiding principle of investigation. It is also understood therefore that the principle guides the action as a norm or rule of behaviour, which produces two types of principle.
assizes definition, assizes meaning | English dictionary. Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. assizes. pl n (formerly in England and Wales) the sessions, usually held four times a year, of the principal court in each county, exercising civil and criminal jurisdiction, attended by itinerant judges: replaced in 1971 by crown courts. English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus. assize.
Definition of ass. 1  1 : any of several hardy gregarious (see gregarious 1a) African or Asian perissodactyl mammals (genus Equus) smaller than the horse and having long ears; especially : an African mammal (E. asinus) that is the ancestor of the donkey.